LIVE! From the Stand 2023-2024 Edition
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Mdavis96
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Public. Rush Run. Between West Alexandria and Gratis. Preble county
What a beautiful evening. No deer but gorgeous weather. Leaves are super dry and super noisy. Next to no wind. Tried some rattling about 20min ago. Nothing came running in but I've found sometimes they like to ease their way into it from downwind to check out what is going on. They aren't all scrappers but seems like many are curious. New set but I can see my stand 60-80yds away on the other side of this creek/pinch point. Amazing the swarms of bugs out tonight.
triple_duece
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Depends on where you pile the corn!Ridges are better in the morning
Every situation is different. Matt is just getting back into hunting. So trying to help him out a little. If he doesn't see anything tonight, it might be worth trying in the morning sometime.
Stressless
Active Member
Been at it all week. Have my Niece in for the weekend to hunt. She's been helping this old man at the farm so she gets hunting privileges. New job kept her from getting Cliffs old bow and practice, so using the camp backup crossbow. Proud of her she passed up a med buck this AM at 20yds. She's hunted twice prior and taken one deer a basket 8. She wants to hold off for a mature buck or doe for the freeze
Nice.to get a new hunter engaged in the archery sport
Congratulations to the successful hunters, fun to follow along.
Nice.to get a new hunter engaged in the archery sport
Congratulations to the successful hunters, fun to follow along.
We been out an hour or so. Nothing but 2 chipmunks on crack! 🐿
Good Luck All Ya'll!
Good Luck All Ya'll!
Redneckfucker
Junior Member
When you're not in your blind ...... 
Mdavis96
Member
Got skunked today, but hey a bad day in the woods is better than a good day at work
triple_duece
Ragin Cajun.
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4 does and a good buck knocking them around this evening. My daughter had a 6 point at 40 this morning, but we agreed to wait until it closed the distance. Never materialized and it wondered off. All the fun, zero mess.
Wiley E Coyote
Active Member
I didn't see a deer this evening. Get him in the morning 
Shoot-straight
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Well I’m the ass hat tonight. All hell broke loose at 4pm. Hit a good buck but it was not the shot I wanted to make. Going to give him until the morning and hopefully he’s still in his bed.
Good luck, hope ya get some sleep.
Sounds like you are doing the right thing now.
Stressless
Active Member
Got the text, she shot and felt it was good hit, thought it was a big doe.. bolt had good blood, no gut smear or oder.
Waited an hour and got on the track. Blood seemed less than I would expect from a solid hit, 150yds into the track blood was decent but not an increasing flow as the chest cavity fills. Thought about backing out but the bolt and blood to this point said it was dead - ahead. Oliva has GREAT eyes for blood, made a great team and taught her some blood trailing, marking, blood spatter direction and looking at wound level on trees etc...
Found where it started to stagger walking making leaves displaced etc.. found 'him' and was overjoyed at her success.
Field dressing confirmed a double lung with a NAPP Spitfire Maxx and the buck ran 200+ yards.
Misidentified as a big doe in failing light but no worries here as she had an either sex tag and made a great shot. Big body small racked 2.5 yo I think just from the body. She's 5'11"
Couldn't be happier for her and the farm on a one day hunt.
